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2025

[53] Catalyst-free synthesis of Si3N4 powders via direct nitridation of Si: Influence of particle size and nitridation parameters on the α-phase fraction

K. Raju†, S. Moon†, M. Kim, J. Cho*, H. Lee*

Submitted

[52] Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of reaction bonded SiC with Y2O3-Al2O3 sintering additives

S. Shin, M. Kim, M. Kim, U. Kim, S. Kim, Y. Kwak, J. Cho*

Under review

[51] In situ study on the temperature and size effect on plasticity in Al2O3-3YSZ nanocomposites

C. Shen, K. Xu, Y. Zhang, H. Li, J. Cho, T. Niu, S. Zhou, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Under review

[50] Flash sintering of AlN ceramics with Y2O3 additive 

U. Kim†, N. Hassan†, K. Raju, S. Kim, M. Kim, J. Lee, S. Moon, M. Kim, S. Shin, Y. Kwak, S. Ryu, J. Cho*

Ceramics International, Accepted.

[49] Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of aluminum nitride

M. Kim†, U. Kim†, S. Kim, Y. Kwak, S, Ryu, J. Cho*

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 45, (2025), 117025 

2023

[40] Cost-effective preparation of high-quality silicon nitride powders from silicon scrap through direction nitridation

K. Raju, S. Moon, M. Kim, H. Kim, H. Lee*, J. Cho*

Ceramics International, 49, (2023), 34872-34879.

[39] Short review of flash sintering: mechanisms, microstructures, and mechanical properties

J. Cho*

Ceramist, 26, (2023), 196-211.

ceramist-2023-26-2-04.pdf

[38] The impact of flash sintering on densification and plasticity of strontium titanate: high heating rate, dislocation nucleation, and plastic flow

W. Rheinheimer*, X. Phuah, L. Porz, M. Scherer, J. Cho, H. Wang

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43, (2023), 3524-3537.

[37] 3D printing of CNT and YSZ added dental resin-based composites by digital light processing and their mechanical properties

M. Son†, K. Raju†, J. Lee, J. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Kim, J. Cho*

Materials, 16, (2023), 1873.

[36] Micromechanical properties and microstructures of AC and DC flash-sintered alumina

C. Shen, T. Niu, B. Yang, J. Cho, Z. Shang, T. Sun, A. Shang, R. Garcia, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Materials Science and Engineering: A, 866, (2023), 144631.

[35] Micromechanical properties and microstructure evolution of magnesia partially stabilized zirconia prepared by spark plasma sintering

J. Cho*, B. Yang, C. Shen, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 43, (2023), 1098-1107.

2022

[34] Deformation mechanism in nanolaminate FeCrAl alloys by in situ micromechanical strain rate jump tests at elevated temperatures

T. Sun, J. Cho, Z. Shang, T. Niu, J. Ding, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Scripta Materialia, 215, (2022), 114698.

[33] Effects of electric field on microstructure evolution and defect formation in flash-sintered TiO2

B. Yang, Z. Shang, J. Li, XL Phuah, J. Cho, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 42, (2022), 6040-6047.

2021

[32] Flash sintering of additively manufactured 3YSZ gears

B. Yang, J. Cho, X. Phuah, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 104, (2021), 3828-3832.

[31] Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties of flash sintered ceramics

X. Phuah, J. Cho, T. Tsakalakos, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

MRS Bulletin, 46, (2021), 44-51.

[30] The influence of stacking faults on mechanical behaviors of advanced materials

R. Su, D. Neffati, Y. Zhang, J. Cho, J. Li, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang*

Materials Science and Engineering: A, 803, (2021), 140696.

[29] Ultra-fine grained and gradient FeCrAl alloys with outstanding work hardening capability

T. Sun, Z. Shang, J. Cho, J. Ding, Y. Zhang, T. Niu, B. Yang, D. Xie, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 215, (2021), 117049.

[28] High strength nanocrystalline intermetallics with room temperature deformability enabled by nanometer thick grain boundaries

R. Su, D. Neffati, J. Cho, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, J. Ding, Q. Li, S. Xue, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang*

Science Advances, 27, (2021), eabc8288.

[27] Thermal stability of immisicible Cu-Ag/Fe triphase multilayers with triple junctions

T. Niu, Y. Zhang, J. Cho, J. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 208, (2021), 116679.

[26] Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part II: layer thickness effect

R. Su, D. Neffati, Q. Li, S. Xue, C. Fan, J. Cho, Y. Zhang, J. Li, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 204, (2021), 116494.

2020

[25] Growth of ZnO Nanostructures by flash sintering

X. Phuah, J. Cho, A. Akriti, L. Dou, W. Rheinheimer, R. Garcia, X. Zhang, H. Wang*

Nanotechnology, 32, (2020), 095603.

[24] Temperature effect on mechanical response of flash sintered ZnO by in-situ compression tests

J. Cho*, X. Phuah, J. Li, Z. Shang, H. Wang, H. Charalambous, T. Tsakalakos, A. Mukherjee, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 200, (2020), 699-709.

[23] Combined solute effect enabling anomalous high-temperature strength and stability in nanotwinned Al alloys

Q. Li*, D. Xie, Z. Shang, X. Sun, J. Cho, Y. Zhang, S. Xue, H. Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 200, (2020), 378-388.

[22] In-situ studies on the mechanical properties of He ion irradiated Nanotwinned Ag

T. Niu, J. Li, Y. Zhang, J. Cho, J. Ding, R. Su, S. Xue, C. Fan, Z. Shang, D. Chen, Y. Wang, H. Wang, J. Li, X. Zhang*

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 540, (2020), 152392.

[21] Deformation behavior and phase transformation of nanotwinned Al/Ti Multilayers

Y. Zhang*, Q. Li, M. Gong, S. Xue, J. Ding, J. Li, J. Cho, T. Niu, R. Su, N. Richter, H. Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang*

Applied Surface Science, 527, (2020), 1-12.

[20] Ceramic material processing toward future space habitat: Microstructure and properties of electric current-assisted sintering of lunar regolith simulant (JSC-1A)

X. Phuah, H. Wang, B. Zhang, J. Cho, X. Zhang, H. Wang*

Materials, 13, (2020), 4128.

[19] Extrinsic size dependent plastic deformability of ZnS micropillars

J. Cho*, Y. Li, Z. Shang, J. Li, Q. Li, H. Wang, Y. Wu, X. Zhang*

Materials Science and Engineering: A, 139706, (2020), 1-9.

[18] Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part I: texture effect

R. Su, D. Neffati, Q. Li, S. Xue, J. Cho, J. Li, J. Ding, Y. Zhang, C. Fan, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 185, (2020), 181-192.

2019

[17] Nanoscale stacking-fault-assisted room temperature plasticity in flash-sintered TiO2

J. Li, J. Cho, J. Ding, H. Charalambous, S. Xue, H. Wang, X. Phuah, T. Tsakalakos, R. Garcia, A. Mukherjee, N. Bernstein, C. Hellberg, H. Wang*, X. Zhang*

Science Advances, 5, (2019), eaaw5519.

[16] Phase transformation induced plasticity in high-strength hexagonal close packed Co with stacking faults

R. Su, D. Neffati, J. Cho, Q. Li, J. Ding, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang*

Scripta Materialia, 173, (2019), 32-36.

[15] Helium irradiation induced ultra-high strength nanotwinned Cu with nanovoids

C. Fan, Q. Li, J. Ding, Y. Liang, Z. Shang, R. Su, J. Cho, D. Chen, Y. Wang, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 177, (2019), 107-120.

[14] Comparison of temperature dependent deformation mechanisms of 8YSZ thermal barrier coatings prepared by air-plasma-spray and D-gun thermal spray: an in situ study

J. Cho, J. Li, J. Lopez, W. Jarosinski, M. Gentleman, Z. Shang, S. Xue, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39, (2019), 3120-3128.

[13] Study of deformation mechanisms in flash-sintered yttria-stabilized zirconia by in-situ micromechanical testing at elevated temperatures

J. Cho, J. Li, H. Wang, Q. Li, Z. Fan, A. Mukherjee, W. Rheinheimer, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Materials Research Letters, 7, (2019), 194-202.

[12] High temperature thermal and mechanical stability of high-strength nanotwinned Al alloys

Q. Li, J. Cho, S. Xue, X. Sun, Y. Zhang, Z. Shang, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 165, (2019), 142-152.

2018

[11] In-situ high temperature micromechanical testing of ultrafine grained yttria-stabilized zirconia processed by spark plasma sintering

J. Cho, J. Li, Q. Li, J. Ding, H. Wang, S. Xue, T. Holland, A. Mukherjee, H. Wang, X. Zhang*

Acta Materialia, 155, (2018), 128-137.

[10] High temperature deformability of ductile flash sintered ceramics via in-situ compression

J. Cho, Q. Li, H. Wang, Z. Fan, J. Li, S. Xue, S. Karra, H. Wang, T. Holland, A. Mukherjee, R. García, X. Zhang*

Nature Communications, 9, (2018), 2063.

[9] Editors' choice—Modeling and validation of local electrowinning electrode current density using two phase flow and Nernst–Planck equations

J. Werner*, W. Zeng, M. Free, Z. Zhang, J. Cho

Journal of Electrochemical Society, 165, (2018), E190-E207.

~2017

[8] Tannic acid selectively extracting titanium from ilmenite: experimental and theoretical investigation

J. Cho, S. Roy, A. Sathyapalan*, M. Free, Z, Fang

Journal of Powder Metallurgy & Mining, 6, (2017), 183-187.

[7] Integrated evaluation of mixed surfactants’ distribution in water-oil-steel pipe environments and associated corrosion inhibition efficiency

Y. Zhu*, M. Free, J. Cho

Corrosion Science, 110, (2016), 213-227.

[6] Dopants induced structural and optical anomalies of anisotropic edges of black phosphorous thin films and crystals

P. Sarswat*, S. Sarkar, D. Bhattacharyya, J. Cho, M. Free

Ceramics International, 42, (2016), 13113-13127.

[5] Effects of particle shape and size distribution on the overall fluid-solid reaction rates of particle assemblages

J. Cho, H. Sohn*

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 94, (2016), 1516-1523.

[4] Structural and Electrical Irregularities Caused by Selected Dopants in Black-Phosphorus

P. Sarswat*, S. Sarkar, J. Cho, D. Bhattacharyya, M. Free

ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5, (2016), Q3026-Q3032.

[3] Purification of reduced upgraded titania slag by iron removal using mild acids

J. Cho, S. Roy, A. Satyapalan, M. Free*, Z. Fang, W. Zeng

Hydrometallurgy, 161, (2016), 7-13.

[2] Investigation of iron removal from reduced upgraded titania slag using mild acids

J. Cho, S. Roy, A. Satyapalan, M. Free*, Z. Fang

Rare Metal Technology (2016), 143-149.

[1] Production of titanium hydride powder by leaching of aluminum and silicon impurities from reduced upgraded titania slag for low cost titanium production

S. Roy, J. Cho, N. Hamilton, A. Satyapalan, M. Free*, Z. Fang

Powder Metallurgy of Light Metals, (2016), 713-719.